{"id":2010322,"date":"2023-08-24T01:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidates-pitch-plans-to-fight-rising-crime-in-america\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T02:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:01:10","slug":"republican-candidates-pitch-plans-to-fight-rising-crime-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidates-pitch-plans-to-fight-rising-crime-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Candidates Present Strategies to Combat Surging Crime in the US."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-candidates-pitch-plans-to-fight-rising-crime-in-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Candidates Address Growing Crime\u200c Rates in First Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>During the first 2024 presidential debate, \u2063Republican candidates had the opportunity to \u200bpresent their plans to combat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-house-gop-signal-support-for-police-in-midst-of-defunding-calls\/\" title=\"McCarthy, House GOP Signal Support for Police in Midst of Defunding Calls\">rising crime rates<\/a> across the country. Moderators \u2063highlighted the increasing issues of homelessness and drug problems, as well as the alarming rise in \u200bmurders in major\u200d cities like Los Angeles, New York, \u2064and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>In Milwaukee, \u200cthe host city of the debate, the moderators pointed\u2064 out that there were 30 shootings just last weekend, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u200cStories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trump-runs-counter-program-with-tucker-carlson-during-gop-debate-5479463\">Trump Runs Counter Program With Tucker Carlson During GOP Debate<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/the-republican-presidential-debates-begin-without-trump-dave-brat-5479187\">The Republican Presidential Debates Begin Without Trump: Dave Brat<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 candidates agreed on the need to strengthen law enforcement nationwide, but they differed in their approaches and\u2063 solutions to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence was the first to address the issue, suggesting \u2063that the \u200bDemocrats&#8217; talk of defunding the police over the past five years played a part in the problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think part of the blame lies with the Democrats, who have been advocating for defunding the \u2063police \u2064for the last five years,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the \u200cimportance of \u200ba strong commitment to law enforcement and the need for leadership in Washington, D.C., as well as the cooperation and resources of the states and the American people.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Republican \u2064presidential candidates (L-R), former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. \u2062Chris\u2064 Christie, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida \u200bGov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Tim\u2064 Scott (R-S.C.) and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, are introduced during \u2064the first debate of\u2062 the \u2062GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 23, 2023. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Problem with Prosecutors<\/h2>\n<p>Former New \u2064Jersey Gov. Chris Christie highlighted the need for reform in the \u200cjustice system, particularly regarding prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What President Christie would do is appoint\u2064 an attorney general who would instruct\u2062 each of the 93 U.S. attorneys to take\u2063 over the prosecution of violent \u2064crime in cities that are failing to do so,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2064emphasized \u200dthat \u2063the\u200d problem lies not in the lack of \u200bfunding but in the refusal of prosecutors in localities to do their job and arrest violent\u2062 criminals. Christie, along with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, is one of the only candidates in the debate\u2063 who has run a United States attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also addressed the issue of ineffective\u2063 prosecutors, attributing the problem to George Soros funding radical left-wing district attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As \u200dpresident, we&#8217;re gonna go after all \u2062of these people because they are hurting the quality of life \u2064and \u200dvictimizing innocent people in every corner of \u2064this country,&#8221; DeSantis declared.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks, flanked by former U.S. Vice President Mike\u200b Pence and \u200dentrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, during the first Republican Presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wis.,\u200c on Aug. 23, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis highlighted his actions in removing district attorneys in Florida who were not fulfilling their duties and promised\u200b to continue holding accountable those who fail to do their job \u200dif elected \u2064president.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy brought attention to the mental health crisis as a \u2062major contributing factor to the crime problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just over the same period that we\u2064 have closed mental health \u2064institutions, we have seen a spike in violent crime,&#8221; Ramaswamy stated. He advocated for bringing back these institutions \u2062and also emphasized the importance of faith-based approaches.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Entrepreneur \u2063and\u200c author Vivek Ramaswamy \u200dwaves as he arrives\u200b to participate\u200b in the first Republican Presidential primary debate in Milwaukee,\u2064 Wis., on\u200c Aug. 23, 2023. (Kamil Krzacznski\/AFP via Getty \u2064Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>North\u2062 Dakota \u2063Gov. Doug Burgum highlighted the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-music-legend-says-aldean-song-triggers-liberals-you-cant-take-freedom-away\/\" title=\"Country music icon claims Aldean's song irks liberals: 'Freedom is untouchable'\">small-town values<\/a> and understanding in addressing the \u2062crime wave in America.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One thing that I\u2064 think this\u200d country could use is somebody in the White House who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidates-pitch-plans-to-fight-rising-crime-in-america\/\" title=\"GOP Candidates Present Strategies to Combat Surging Crime in the US.\">understands \u2064small-town values<\/a> because that&#8217;s sort of a road back to \u200cget this country\u2064 on track again,&#8221; Burgum \u2063expressed.<\/p>\n<h2>The Drug Crisis<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>From left, former Governor \u200bof \u200dArkansas Asa Hutchinson, former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, former U.S. Vice President\u200c Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, former Governor from South Carolina and U.N. \u2063ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Senator from\u2064 South\u2063 Carolina Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum during the first \u200dRepublican \u2063Presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wis., on \u2063Aug. 23, 2023. (Pedro Ugarte\/AFP via \u2062Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the former head of the DEA, Mr. Hutchinson spoke about the challenge of fentanyl and the need for both \u2063stopping its influx from Mexico and providing addiction counseling\u200c and education for young people.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of addressing \u2062the underlying\u2064 challenges\u200b in America and pledged to put an end to the crime wave as president.<\/p>\n<h2>No One Above the Law<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Hutchinson also stressed\u200c the\u200d importance\u2064 of respecting the justice system \u200cand the rule of law, calling out former President Donald Trump for undermining\u200b the system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It starts at the top with respect for our justice\u2064 system,&#8221; Hutchinson asserted. &#8220;We have to have\u200b respect for our justice system and the rule\u200c of law, and it starts at the top with \u200bthe\u2064 president of the\u2062 United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Former President Donald\u200d Trump leaves the Iowa State \u200cFair\u2064 in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is important to note that former President Donald Trump did not\u2062 attend the debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and drug issues are on the rise. Republican candidates addressed the growing crime rates in the country during the first 2024 presidential debate. 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